Our high hopes for our new council are beginning to tarnish due to inaction. We need experienced, professional help to address an extensive list of pressing issues. After almost four months, we have still not posted for the position of a county administrator. We must, MUST take action on building a wastewater treatment plant that […]

After I purchased a rental house in Jenkinsville, I noticed there was a chain and lock on the water meter that looked like it had not been touched for a long time. I called the Jenkinsville Water Company (JWC) to have the water turned on. I had to show them the deed to the property […]

This June 9 quote from our new Council Chairman is refreshing and gives us hope for a bright future ahead. In response to the citizens’ needs assessment: “It does help us as a council to hear their thoughts to make Fairfield County a better place to live and work,” Pauley said. “Seeing what the survey […]

Sunshine Week sheds light upon the laws that allow citizens access to public records. The celebration promotes a transparent government and shines light into the dark recesses of government secrecy, according to the South Carolina Press Association (SCPA). Sunshine Week was first launched in 2005 by the American Society of News Leaders, now named the […]

What were all the obstacles preventing Fairfield from being awarded the Scout Motors contract? Why haven’t we had any real economic development these past two years? What are we going to do to fix the aforementioned problems? When will we change the governance mentality that commits millions of dollars to monuments when we are short […]

There’s a reason we need a free press. Democracy won’t work without it. The grand experiment in self-governance that is the United States is rooted in trust and confidence we all will work toward the greater good. But the nation’s founders had experience with kings and dictators and their expected benevolence — and what could […]

I am a resident of Fairfield County and also a Nephrology Nurse Practitioner.  March is National Kidney Month, and I would like to share some simple and concise information about kidney disease with members of the Fairfield community.  In 2019, 17.86 percent of Fairfield County residents had chronic kidney disease According to the Center for […]

While I have a chance I want to say thank you to persons who recently made a blessed difference in my life. On Feb. 3, 2023 between 7-8 a.m., I became very ill. I had acute severe abdominal pain that would not subside. I called 911. I told the dispatch woman why I was calling. […]